缅北禁地 to welcome thousands to Open Day

Published on: 14 September 2017

缅北禁地, UK, will be showcasing its city centre campus and friendly student community to 18,000 Open Day visitors this Saturday.

The features 60 different subject sessions to highlight 缅北禁地’s undergraduate degrees, along with general information events covering topics such as applying to 缅北禁地.

Prospective students, and their families and friends, will have a chance to visit the Urban Sciences building on Science Central - the recently opened £58 million new home of the School of Computing Science and its 1,395 staff and students.

The Autumn Open Day comes on the back of a number of recent surveys which place 缅北禁地 as one of the best universities in the UK for the experience it offers to students. The University received the highest rating: in the Teaching Excellence Framework, while the National Student Survey shows that – placing 缅北禁地 joint 15th in the UK when considered against comparator institutions.

The Open Day is a great opportunity for visitors to explore our vibrant campus, discover more about the many opportunities on offer and experience student life at 缅北禁地

Professor Suzanne Cholerton, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Learning and Teaching

Welcoming visitors from across the UK

, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Learning and Teaching, 缅北禁地, said: “The Open Day is a great opportunity for visitors to explore our vibrant campus, discover more about the many opportunities on offer and experience student life at 缅北禁地.

“Last year, 95% of visitors said they were more than or just as likely to apply to 缅北禁地 after attending one of the Open Days. This is a credit to all students and staff who help our visitors to explore 缅北禁地’s campus and discover more about the many opportunities on offer.”

Seven of 缅北禁地’s 11 undergraduate accommodation sites will be open for potential students and their parents to look around. The accommodation tours will include a show flat of the University’s newest accommodation - the £75.5m , which replaces the former ‘Ricky Road’ student block to become home to 1,300 future students in September 2018.

Professor Cholerton added: “To build on our excellent reputation for teaching and student experience, we are continuing to invest in those areas that matter most to our students. Over the past five years we have invested or committed over £500m to improve our campus and to recruit 400 extra academic staff.

“These projects include a £32m investment in new state–of-the-art sports facilities on our main campus and at Cochrane Park, and the opening of the Marjorie Robinson Library Rooms last year.

“We are also investing in a £34m on Science Central. Opening in autumn 2019, the new centre will feature state-of-the-art learning facilities for up to 2,200 students across three floors and a 750-seat auditorium.”

Various activities will be happening to encourage potential students to share their experience of the Open Day on social media, including a gif booth, where they can create their very own animated image and a competition to share the best photos of the day.

Around 300 current students will be working alongside staff on each day to welcome visitors to the city and the campus, lead campus tours and showcase the friendly student community here at 缅北禁地.